Books I Was Supposed To Read But Never Read Or My Thanks To Cliff Notes

[Glenn B]

So what books were you supposed to read back in your school days that you just never read at all or only read part way through thanks to Cliff Notes? (Amazingly, after all the years, they still retain the black and yellow cover color.)

Moby Dick is the first and biggest one that comes to mind for me.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Hell if I remember.

 

[Tnhawk]

The list was long and forgetful.

 

[gll]

I've always loved reading, probably above all other things, and I never did that...

...except maybe for some college textbooks, but then, they could be pretty dry.

Though I was never assigned Moby Dick, I have read it, which is something I can't say for War and Peace.

Maybe because I am a few years younger, and educational standards were already falling, I think the longest book I was ever assigned was Michener's "The Source" in American Lit, which I loved.

 

[popsgarland]

School was so long ago, I don't even remember if we even had books.

 

[John Sam Rayburn]

Here is my collection of books I've read in the attachment below.

I will send anyone any of them via wetransfer .com

Just ask.

 

[Axxe55]

So what books were you supposed to read back in your school days that you just never read at all or only read part way through thanks to Cliff Notes? (Amazingly, after all the years, they still retain the black and yellow cover color.)

Moby Dick is the first and biggest one that comes to mind for me.

I NEVER READ MOBY DICK OR EVEN THECLIFF NOTES VERSION!

 

[popsgarland]

I NEVER READ MOBY DICK OR EVEN THECLIFF NOTES VERSION!

I'm still waiting for the movie to come out.

 

[Axxe55]

I'm still waiting for the movie to come out.

ME TOO!

 

[SGT Dave]

Several, including:

The Oxbow Incident
Raisin in the Sun
Grapes of Wrath

And I have an English degree. I feel that's an indictment of our educational system.

 

[crystalphoto]

Tale of Two Cities, and I forgot the rest...

 

[seeker_two]

I remember a publisher that took the Shakespeare plays and translated them into common English. Made them a lot more interesting to a HS kid....

 

[Super Dave]

Too many to list

 

[baboon]

I got through school on Family Classics: With Frazier Thomas not need to buy Cliff Notes

Family Classics - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Mills]

Great Expectations , I remember busting out the Cliff notes the night before test.

 

[TheMailMan]

I read every book I was assigned. I read my textbooks cover to cover in the first week of school. I'm not happy if I don't have something to read.

On GoodReads last year I read almost 75k pages, that doesn't include the daily newspaper, my gun magazines, or books not purchased/borrowed through Amazon.

If I had to guess...150K pages read last yet at a minimum.

Back when I used more free time to read it wasn't uncommon for me to read a book ~300-400 pages a day.

Now I only read before I go to sleep. I waste the rest of my time playing games.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

I read every book I was assigned. I read my textbooks cover to cover in the first week of school. I'm not happy if I don't have something to read.

On GoodReads last year I read almost 75k pages, that doesn't include the daily newspaper, my gun magazines, or books not purchased/borrowed through Amazon.

If I had to guess...150K pages read last yet at a minimum.

Back when I used more free time to read it wasn't uncommon for me to read a book ~300-400 pages a day.

Now I only read before I go to sleep. I waste the rest of my time playing games.

That's over 400 pages/day.

 

[Mills]

When i was a youngster, I judged a book by how many pictures it had.

 

[candcallen]

When i was a youngster, I judged a book by how many pictures it had.

And if they were sold behind the counter?

 

[no2gates]

Animal farm
1984